Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "The dye of Allah, and who is better than Allah in dyeing?"
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the interpretation of the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:[Al-Baqarah 2:138]?
Answer:
The "dye" referred to is the religion, the dye of Allah, meaning His religion, Exalted is He. "And who is better in dye than Allah" means who has a better religion than the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the interpretation of the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:
the religion of Allah. And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion?
صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةًAnswer:
The "dye" referred to is the religion, the dye of Allah, meaning His religion, Exalted is He. "And who is better in dye than Allah" means who has a better religion than the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الختان — islamhouse.com (1:00:04)
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